#OTD in 1910.
French aviator Raymonde de Laroche becomes the first woman to receive a pilot's license.
She received the 36th aeroplane pilot's licence issued by the Aeroclub de France, the world's first organization to issue pilot licences. At the time, pilot licences were only required for pilots operating aircraft for commercial purposes.
Celebrating Women’s History Month
Celebrate Women’s History Month with JSTOR Daily. We hope you’ll find the stories below a valuable resource for classroom or leisure reading.
By: The Editors
New Partnership Illuminates Hidden Record of NASA’s Human Computers
By partnering with Margot Lee Shetterly and the Human Computer Project, the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum is shining a light on the women whose contributions at NASA have been hidden in data and records.
By Summer L. Hamilton
The Challenge of Metadata in Uncovering Women’s History
Imagine you’re searching online for information about Sally Ride, the first American woman to go to space. You type her name into the search bar of your favorite internet search engine, and within seconds, you’re presented with books, articles, and photos of her mission. But how did all that information appear so quickly? The answer is metadata.
https://womenshistory.si.edu/blog/challenge-metadata-uncovering-womens-history
It’s #WomensDay2025 and #WomensHistoryMonth. In the last years, we introduced you to female and non-male #emdiplomats or to #emdiplomacy research by female* historians.
This year, we feel the need to #standUpForScience and #democracy. Both are under thread – most visibly in the US, but also in Europe, the recent elections in Austria and Germany clearly demonstrate this.
We as historians and academics are profoundly aware of the dangers fascisms represents for democracy and human rights as well as academic freedom. (1/5)
@histodons @earlymodern
